Hebrew, chuqqah; an enactment or statute. An ordinance is a religious ritual used to demonstrate one's dedication to their faith. All ordinances point to Jesus Christ (Alma 10:9-10 RAV, 13:16 OPV). In the Latter Day Saint tradition, ordinances are physical acts that symbolize spiritual acts, rituals that signify the covenant between the participant and God, the Priest or Priestess, Elder, or High Priest or High Priestess representing God. Some ordinances are performed once, some weekly, monthly, yearly, etc.
See 1 Moses 6:6, 16:2; 4 Moses 1:14, 18, 24-25; 5 Moses 1:59, 2:18; Exodus 12:14, 13:10, 18:19; Leviticus 18:30; Numbers 18:8; 2 Chronicles 2:4; Psalms 99:7, 119:91; Ezekiel 11:19-20; 2 Nephi 11:57 RAV, 25:3 OPV; Mosiah 8:7 RAV, 13:3 OPV; Alma 9:72 RAV, 13:8 OPV, 10:9-10 RAV, 13:16 OPV; Sirach 6:37; Romans 13:2; Avahr 33:17; Doctrines of the Saints 3b:3-5, 3c: Article IV, 5c:8, 5d:11-12, 7a:16, 1a:67, 30:16, 87:40, 100:4-5, 107:10, 116:13, 117:9, 119:18, 124:44